More than 60 Rolls-Royce UT-design vessels are in service and over 300 vessels operating in India have Rolls-Royce equipment. 39 vessels of UT-Design are currently under construction at various Indian Shipyards.
The successful delivery of the Syncrolift shiplift for the new Naval base at Karwar and recent orders for designs and equipment for pollution control vessels, together with water jets for Coast Guard fast patrol vessels, have strengthened the relationship with the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard.
Those in build include three Pollution Control Vessels (PCVs) for the Indian Coastguard, and Platform Supply Vessels for the offshore oil and gas industry.
The three PCVs are being built at ABG Shipyard to a Rolls-Royce design and incorporating an equipment package, which includes Bergen Diesel engines, Kamewa Ulstein propeller plants, Aquamaster Thruster, Tenfjord Steering, Integrated Platform Management System, etc.
In addition, Rolls-Royce is also supplying Kamewa water jets for the Coastguard Fast Patrol Vessels being built by Goa Shipyard. Following an initial two vessels launched in 2002, a further five vessels have now been ordered.
The first of these, ICGS Kasturba Gandhi, was commissioned in October 2005 and there are other projects in the pipeline. Rolls-Royce has recently won orders for stabilisers for a Coast Guard Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel.
In keeping with the Indian Navy policy of encouraging local manufacturing, Rolls-Royce has been working toward the setting up of collaborative programmes for the manufacture, supply and future support of motion control equipment, shafting and propellers, Integrated Platform Management Systems (IPMS) and ship design. |
